Niška Banja

Excursions

Sićevačka george foto: beta

Very near to Niška Banja are:

-Sićevačka klisura – a beautiful, 17km long canyon of the River Nišava, 5 km away from Niška Banja. Above the canyon there is monastery Sićevo, and near to the canyon there are 30 churches of extraordinary historical value. This canyon has its fans among the kayakers as well.

Jelašnička george foto: d.bosnic

-Jelašnička klisura – a gorge only 3km from Niška Banja, at the foot of Suva Planina. For this gorge are characteristic its natural stone shapes and waterfalls, and its flora with many endemic and relict species. In the gorge their habitat have found 11 bird species which are considered endangered in Serbia, as well as 112 species of butterflies. In 1995 this gorge was declared a special nature reserve.

Cerjanska cave

-Cerjanska pećinaCerjanska pećina (Cerjan Cave) is located in the weekend resort Kamenički Vis, 14 km away from Niš. The cave is more than two million years old and it contains active hydrology. It was probably formed two million years ago, and the end of it is not discovered yet.Cave ornaments are everywhere in the cave, and halls and corridors are between 15 and 40 m high. There can be seen stalactites, stalagmites, wavy draperies, cave corals, crystal flowers (only in Serbia), as well as helictites. These cave formations change their axes from the vertical at one or more stages during their growth. They have a curving or angular form that looks as if they were grown in zero gravity.

Tami Residence

Caves

Prekonog Cave

Prekonoška pećina (Prekonog Cave) is situated on the west side of Svrljig Mountains, 5 km away from the village of Dervena. As it is nearly impossible to reach the cave from the village, through the valley of the Prekonog River and from there, climbing to the entrance into the cave.

Cerjan Cave

Cerjanska pećina (Cerjan Cave) is located 14 km away from Niš. These cave formations change their axes from the vertical at one or more stages during their growth. They have a curving or angular form that looks as if they were grown in zero gravity.

Samar Cave

Rivers

Nišava

The Nišava flows through Bulgaria and Serbia, and with its length of 218 km, it is the longest tributary of the Južna Morava. In Serbia, it runs through Dimitrovgrad, Pirot, Bela Palanka, Niška Banja and Niš.

Natural reserves

Nature Reserve Jelašnička klisura

Jelašnička klisura (Canyon, or gorge, of the river Jelašnica) is located 15 km east from Niš. Because of its natural beauty, attractive stone shapes and rare flora, it was declared a Special Nature reserve.

The Church of St Nicholas

The Church Cathedral of the Holy Trinity

The Church Cathedral is dedicated to the Descent of the Holy Spirit – the Holy Trinity and it was built immediately after the liberation of Niš from Turkish domination.
The church is a three-nave basilica with the ground plan in the form of a rectangle

The Church of the Holy Archangel Michael

During the Turkish occupation the major part of the church needed to buried into the ground due to contemporary Turkish regulations which did not allow for Serbian buildings to exceed determined height.

The Monastery of St John

On the north from village Gornji Matejevac on a plateau beneath the Beli Breg Hill, is situated the monastery of St John. You can reach the monastery by narrow path 1,5 km long. Historical data say that monastery of St John dates from 14th century.

The Monument on Čegar

The monument dedicated to king Aleksandar

The original monument dedicated to king Aleksandar was erected in 1939 but during the first years of communist governing, in 1946 it was removed and destroyed. In order to correct the injustice to this famous history character, residents of Niš in 2004 erected new monument dedicated to king Aleksandar.

Memorial Park Bubanj

On the southwest from the town centre, on the afforested hill called Bubanj, is situated a memorial park with the same name, which was during the Second World War one of the biggest gallows on the territory of Yugoslavia.

The Niš Fortress

Galleries

The Gallery of Contemporary Arts

A prominent cultural and public workers of Niš and other centres of the former Yugoslavia were involved in the formation and operation of the Gallery. The first acting director was professor Lazar Trifunović.

Spas

Niška banja

Banja Topilo

Banja Topilo is a spa located 25km away from Niš, in the picturesque valley of the river Toponička reka. The spa can be reached by car, over the asphalted road which leads to villages Gornja Toponica and Vele Polje.

Suva planina

Suva Planina extends from the village Ljuberađa in the Babušnica municipality to the northwest, in two directions: the northern branch extends to the river Crvena reka in Bela Palanka municipality, and the northwest branch extends to Niška Banja municipality of Niš.